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Ladybug in space

Harmonia conformis

Photo by Mark Ridgway
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Field Notes

Description:

A fairly small ladybug about 6mm long resting on the dusty surface of a dark coloured car.

Habitat:

Probably attracted to night lights at a local used car lot.

Notes:

Interestingly on Wikipedia they are described as quite large ladybirds!? Harmonia conformis http://bie.ala.org.au/species/Harmonia+conformis

order: COLEOPTERA
suborder: POLYPHAGA
superfamily: CUCUJOIDEA
family: COCCINELLIDAE
subfamily: Coccinellinae
tribe: Coccinellini

Reference Links:

Facts about Common Spotted Ladybird (Harmonia conformis), Harmonia conformis, Ladybirds of Australia | CSIRO

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